2009 BEGINS

Happy New Year to anyone that's reading. I have been busy these past few days.

The girls started school Monday, which meant that since I am still in training, Angela has to catch the bus to school. I was a few minutes late Monday morning, because I wanted to male sure that she was okay, that she had gotten on the bus fine, and that her sisters were up along with her, helping her along and being ready to catch their own bus. This morning went really well; I had gotten to work on time, and the girls went to school without a hitch.

I scheduled the girl's doctor appointment to take the rest of their immunizations Friday evening. Earlier in the class, our trainers had kept us all the way to 4 PM, but lately, they have been letting us out earlier (one of our trainers have just been promoted, and it seems as if he has to catch up on some of his own work that has nothing to do with teaching us, LOL).

The trainers allowed us to pick our shift preferences this week, and naturally, I picked evenings, since that is what I am used to working. I thought that this was going to be my TRAINING shift, but it turns out that second shift will be my assignment once I finish hands-on. My TRAINING schedule will be days, 6 AM to 2:30 PM!!!! 4 WEEKS of torture, maybe longer, depending on how well I do...LOL Everywhere I work, people seem to like to put me on mornings. I am already praying and asking the Lord to help me stay alert and awake! LOL

Working the day shift also means that I have to be well-dressed EVERY DAY. Many high-profile people walk in and out of that call center daily. That is one of the reasons why I have always hated working days anywhere. Everyone is there, and you never know who you will run into. Since this call center is state-of-the-art, I have heard that the mayor and his directors, police and fire chiefs, representatives from government agencies and the media are constantly visiting there.

I did manage to go to the thrift store and Wal-Mart to purchase some professional attire. I wish I could show you what I've found! I purchased a few dress slacks, blazers, blouses, a 2-piece suit, and a couple of skirts. I also bought a black Liz Claiborne lambswool overcoat for $20!!!! I LOOOOOVE that coat! LOL I already have a ton of black shoes and pumps, but I bought a pair of "cheapie" brown pumps to wear with some of my slacks and cream-colored blouses. I know that I am not going to wear the brown shoes all of the time, so I didn't feel the need to invest real money into a pair. Everything fits perfectly and goes well together. God always makes provisions for me whenever He knows that I am in need of things, and always make sure that what I need is already there whenever I go where He sends me. Look, this year I am determined that I am going to strive to give God ALL the glory!!! I know doggone well that I probably wouldn't have found all of those nice things on my own. And the clothes are GOOD QUALITY clothes-wool, silk, and charmeuse fabrics. They will look great, and last me a long time if I take good care of them. And of course, you already know that I will; I just picked my "new" clothes up from the cleaners today.

Speaking of cleaners, when I picked up my clothing, the sales clerk neglected to mention (or didn't know) that one of my blazers was missing. When I returned to claim it, I found out that it wouldn't be ready until Friday. But when was she going to tell me? And if I didn't pay attention to the missing garment, how was I supposed to find out that the coat wasn't going to be ready until Friday? I doubted that they were going to call me. And they told me that the reason why the coat won't be ready until Friday is because that is the only day they clean that type of color (burgundy). But one of the blouses I had cleaned is burgundy, and it was ready today. Whatever.

Adrian